2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey

Cycling race

Cycling race

2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey2018 UCI World Tour, race 35 of 37

Race details
Dates| 9–14 October 2018
Stages| 6
Distance| 948.6[1] km (589.4 mi)
Winning time| 22h 26' 16"
Results
|  |  Winner|  Eduard Prades (ESP)|  (Euskadi–Murias)

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|  Second|  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)|  (Astana)
|  Third|  Nathan Haas (AUS)|  (Team Katusha–Alpecin)

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The 2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place between 9 and 14 October 2018 in Turkey. It was the 54th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and the thirty-fifth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won by Eduard Prades of Euskadi–Murias.[4]

## Teams

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Twenty teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:[5]

UCI WorldTeams

* Astana
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Team Sunweb
* Bahrain–Merida
* Quick-Step Floors
* Trek–Segafredo
* BMC Racing Team
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* UAE Team Emirates

UCI Professional Continental teams

* Burgos BH
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Team Manzana Postobón
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Euskadi–Murias
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

National team

* Turkey

## Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[6][7][8] Stage  | Date  | Course  | Distance  | Type  | Stage winner

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1  | 9 October  | Konya to Konya  | 150 km (93 mi)  |  | Flat stage  |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
2  | 10 October  | Alanya to Antalya | 154.1 km (95.8 mi)  |  | Flat stage  |  Sam Bennett (IRL)
3  | 11 October  | Fethiye to Marmaris | 137.2 km (85.3 mi)  |  | Medium mountain stage  |  Sam Bennett (IRL)
4  | 12 October  | Marmaris to Selçuk | 206.9 km (128.6 mi)  |  | Hilly stage  |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
5  | 13 October  | Selçuk to Manisa | 137.3 km (85.3 mi)  |  | Flat stage  |  Álvaro Hodeg (COL)
6  | 14 October  | Bursa to Istanbul | 166.7 km (103.6 mi)  |  | Flat stage  |  Sam Bennett (IRL)

## General classification

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Final general classification[6][4] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 22h 26' 16"
2  |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | s.t.
3  |  Nathan Haas (AUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | \+ 4"
4  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t.
5  |  Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | \+ 9"
6  |  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | \+ 10"
7  |  Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t.
8  |  Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t.
9  |  Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t.
10  |  Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t.

## References

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1. ^ "Presidential Tour of Turkey (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
2. ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
3. ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
4. ^ a b "Tour of Turkey: Prades snatches overall victory from Lutsenko". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
5. ^ "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
6. ^ a b "2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
7. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
8. ^ "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Stages". FirstCycling. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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